After 17 years in the bar and restaurant business in Waterbury, Julian Sawyer has expanded to the north, opening Sawyer's, a bar and grill in the heart of downtown Torrington.

Sawyer learned his trade at Maggie McFly's in Middlebury before becoming part owner of Boru's, a bar and grill in Waterbury that he retains an interest in. The opportunity to breath new life into the building at 79 Center St. in Torrington, the former home of Franklin Street Cafe, was one Sawyer jumped at last spring.

Built in 1933 and originally known as Ficca's Tavern, the building had fallen into disrepair, yet Sawyer saw potential and entered into a lease.

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